Conor Jackson, who was a standout at Woodland Hills El Camino Real and California, has announced his retirement from baseball. He turns 31 next month and has been a major leaguer since 2005. He was the last cut from the...

OAKLAND, Calif. — After completing a 6-3 West Coast trip Sunday with a harrowing 4-3 win over the Athletics, manager Ozzie Guillen made a request for the White Sox.
"Go home and play better for our fans," he said. "They deserve that. We owe them...

Don't be surprised if the Mariners surface as an option for Hall of Famer Pat Gillick, who is under consideration for a club president's job with the Cubs. The Mariners' collapse has cut into general manager Jack Zduriencik's standing at a point when...

The Orioles' second win at The Coliseum since 2008 featured another solid start from one of the rotation's newest members, a shutdown relief appearance from a much-maligned lefty, and two clutch hits from the bottom of the order.
Tommy Hunter survived...

The Orioles felt pretty good about themselves Monday afternoon. By Monday night, they just wanted to lick their wounds and duck out of Fenway Park for a few hours.
Continuing their success against potential playoff teams, the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-5, in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Monday before dropping a dreadful 18-9 shootout in which the starting pitchers combined to surrender 14 runs and 17 hits.
The nearly four-hour bashfest started ugly, with the Orioles scoring...

The Orioles continued to add first base depth on Wednesday, signing Travis Ishikawa, as well as left-handed relievers Daniel Schlereth and Zach Braddock, to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training.
Ishikawa, 29, recorded a .257/.329/.428 line in 94 games (49 starts) last season with the Brewers, hitting four homers and 30 RBIs in 174 plate appearances. He spent the previous three seasons as a mostly part-time player with the Giants.
The left-handed hitting Ishikawa...

It’s been somewhat amusing to me the vitriol sent my way via Twitter, email and the blog concerning the Orioles’ lack of movement so far this offseason.
I understand that you want the Orioles to improve, especially considering that all the teams in their division are making news. I get that.
But I think there are two things worth noting here:
1. Executive vice president Dan Duquette made a point at the beginning of the offseason that he did not expect the Orioles to pursue expensive free...

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Do you think Sox overpaid for Brett Myers? The player to be named later is most likely a high 2011 draft pick, which is why they have to wait. Jim F., Denver
Jim, thanks for your patience. I realize you submitted this question before the player to be named later was announced. Pitcher Chris Devenski wasn't drafted until the 25th round of the 2011 draft, but he struck out 59 in 66 2/3 innings with Class-A Kannapolis. I'd say the trade was worth it for the Sox. Judging by the three pitchers Houston...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Nolan Reimold hasn’t played left field since last Friday, and if he can’t get out there consistently this spring, he could end up on the disabled list when the Orioles break camp.
That’s so far away in Reimold’s mind, however, that he’s not even slightly worried.
“What do we still got, four weeks [left]? I think I’ll be all right,” said Reimold, who has been dealing with right shoulder tightness and has been limited to designated...

We’ve been telling you for the last year that the Orioles clubhouse is pretty loose. Here was another example of that, courtesy of newcomer Russ Canzler’s big day on Wednesday against a Team Spain club made up of minor leaguers and independent leaguers.
Canzler, who is fighting for a reserve job as a first baseman-outfielder, didn’t realize that his two-homer, six RBI performance Wednesday wouldn’t count toward the spring stats until after he came out of the game and got some...